The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-14
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Domestic News
On Monday 1910 emigrants were started
West from New York being the accumula-
tion Of arrivals since Friday.
The United States government will prob
ably soon commence negotiations about
the claims Of the latter in Hayti.
Since March Chicago packers have
slaughtered 2l3,Ooo hogs, against 296, 600 for
the corresponding period year ago.
At st. Joseph's convent, Hannibal, Mo-,
Eddie Burnes, aged l2 years, accidentally
killed . play mate named Holman Turner,
aged 10 years, by shooting.
The commissioner Of the District OF Col
umbia have decided to enforce the Sunday
laws under which only drug stores and un-
dertakers may keep open.
An equestrian statue Of Gen. Albert Sid
ney johnson, was unveiled at New Orleans
April 8, Senator Randall Gibson and JEFF
ferson Davis being the chief orators.
The United States district courts Of west
ern Pennsylvania have suspended operation
until the October term, because Of the fail
ure OF congress to pass the deficiency bill
The President has indited letter to the
Fishermen's Association of New England,
in which he promises to use all means to up
hold the rights and honOrs Of the United
States.
A merchant and bank cashier from
Pleasant Mile, Ind. visited . Chicago hotel
and blew out the gas when they went to bed.
In the morning one was dead and the other
barely alive.
Rev. Joseph Parker Of London, Eng will
probably deliver the memorial sermon, at
services it is proposed to hold at Brooklyn
n. Y, june "A, the anniversary day Of Mr..
Beecher's birth.
On tho 4th, TIVE freight trains were badly
wrecked in Q collision at Bolivar, Pa, on
the Pennsylvania railroad. Two cars Of
cotton caught fire and were entirely con-
sumed. The loss win bs very heavy.
The Inter State Commerce commission
has appointed F. l. Pugh, Of Alabama, to q
clerkship under that commission. Mr.. Pugh
n son of senator Pugh. This ID the first
appointment made by the commission.
The Statue Of General Garfield erected IN
Washington by tho Society of the Army Of
the Cumberland will be unveiled on May
IL. The pedestal has been erected ut the in
tersection Of First street and Maryland
avenue.
Thousands OF Cinnamon went out to the
cemetery at Point Toboseel to feast the
souls Of the dead. Tramps and dogs ate
the food that the Cinnamon left for the
81 irits. Fully 1000 corpses will be sent to
Gina this year.
April Z, Mrs. DR.. Mailer was burned to
death at Macon, No. She was in the kitch.
en- makinga cup Of ten when her dress
caught fire, and there being no one in the
house her cries for assistance were moi
heard in time to save her.
Fourteen miles from Springfield, Ills,
April Z, William and Joseph Warford
brothers, had an alteration concerning a
horse. William drew . revolver and shot
Joseph, breaking his arm. He then shot
himself through the heart.
On the sth, four thousand two hundred
and seventy three immigrants were landed
in New York at Castle Garden. The larg
est number in one day at this season oi
LO6 year BIuCG S08Ll0 d0Tu00 was uFSC USED
~ . reception place for immigrants.
Upon the petition OF the Southern Rail
road and Steamship association the Inter
State Commerce Commission has suspend
ed the long and short haul clause ol
s.sn sns sst f0f 1 ninety days Ths Com
Ga, April %, Mobile, April %, New Orleans
May 2, Memphis, Tenn, May 4.
Commissioner sparks has instructed
Special Agent Downey, in Montana, tina,
there must be no interference with settler,
in taking from public lands wood and timber
necessary for their family and settlement
uses, but special agents are expected to dc
vote their time and energies to the proven
ti0n Of timber depredatiOns upon q large
scale by corporations.
The action taken by tho Inter State Com
merce Commission, in suspending Sec. 4. o.
the act Qong and short hau) in two case'
calls out apprehensive comment. At Phiia
delphia, prominent railroad executive OH
Ger said: There ID not Q railroad of any
consequence in the entire country that vii
not make the same claim as that contende<
for by tho Southern lines, and the justice O.
their claims cannot fail to be recognized
sion they array agains3 them every railrOa6
that has directly or remotely . water routl
as . competitor, and farther than this, they
have taken such position as will unsettll
the commercial affairs Of the country To-
three months or more"
Speaking Of the alarming condition Of ex
Secretary Manning's health Prof Missen
of the Swedish Health Institute at Wash
ingtOn, says that he would not at any tim,
be surprised to hear Of his death. He sait
Mr.. Manning's naturally hopeful nature let